Charlotte, North Carolina-based Premier healthcare alliance inked a deal with mobile application developer AirStrip Technologies for AirStrip OB, which provides obstetricians and nurses with real-time, remote access to fetal and maternal waveform data, including fetal heart rate and maternal contractions. Premier began offering the application to its 2,200 hospital members about two weeks ago.

AirStrip OB works with the BlackBerry and iPhone platforms as well as a number of Windows Mobile phones. The mobile solution's reputation grew after it was featured during a demonstration at an iPhone developer conference earlier this year -- the AirStrip OB application only received FDA clearance this past April.

AirStrip's existing customers include Cleveland Clinic and Texas Health Resources, both of which are members of the Premier healthcare alliance purchasing group. AirStrip has more than 100 customers already.

"A number of Premier alliance member hospitals are successfully using the technology already," said Mike Alkire, president of Premier Purchasing Partners. "This relationship with AirStrip will ensure that more healthcare providers will be able to experience the benefits the technology provides."

To read more quotes from AirStrip's customers, including Cleveland Clinic and Texas Health Resources, read the company's press release here.